Oliver M. O'Reilly

Curriculum Vitae

Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-1740
Tel: (510) 642-0877
Fax: (510) 643-5599
email: oreilly@me.berkeley.edu

Education

Ph. D., Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1990.

M. S., Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1988.

B.E. (Mech), National University of Ireland at Galway, 1985.

Professional Experience

2003 - Present
Professor,
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley.

1998 - 2003
Associate Professor,
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley.

1992 - 1998
Assistant Professor,
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley.

1990 - 1992
Post Doctoral Assistant,
Institut für Mechanik, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zürich, Switzerland.

Research Interests

My research interests lie in Continuum Mechanics and Nonlinear Dynamics. Specifically, I am interested in the Dynamics of Rigid Bodies and Particles, Cosserat and Directed Continuua, Dynamics of Rods, History of Mechanics, and Vehicle Dynamics.

Awards

1995, Hellman Family Faculty Fund
1997 and 1998, Pi-Tau-Sigma Excellence in Teaching Award
1999, University Distinguished Teaching Award
2003, Pi-Tau-Sigma Professor of the Year Award
2006, Graduate Women of Etcheverry Graduate Student Mentoring Award
2007, Science Foundation Ireland, E.T.S. Walton Visitor Award